On 2004-03-02T19:15:42-0800, Nano Nano wrote:
> Was going to refer you to the $99 Netgear gigabit 5-port switch at Frys
> (outpost.com), until I saw the $1395 Netgear "Managed gigabit" 12-port
> switch.
I recently got a Compex GSC2008WM for a lot less. It is a managed 8
port 10/100/1000 switch.
> I have a neighbor who is very knowledable, so I know "it can be worth
> it" -- but can you succinctly explain why?
Tag and port based vlan support was the reason why I bought the
above. It allows me to run a dual-homed firewall on a single phyiscal
gigabit interface. It has other features which I do not care about like
trunking (aggregating bandwith using multiple ports) and mirroring of
ports (snooping)
/Allan
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